Nebraska

4.1 Civics

• Forms and Functions of Government

  • 4.1.1 Synthesize and justify the structure and function of Nebraska's government.

    • 4.1.1.a Investigate and summarize the historical foundation and events that led to the formation and structure of Nebraska's Constitution and government.

      • Local government (4-K.1)
      • State government (4-K.2)
      • Federal government (4-K.3)

    • 4.1.1.b Analyze the origin, structure, and function of Nebraska's state government.

    • 4.1.1.c Communicate how a bill becomes a law in the Nebraska unicameral.

    • 4.1.1.d Investigate and summarize the roles that leaders and other citizens serve in Nebraska to equitably represent all residents in the state.

      • State government (4-K.2)

    • 4.1.1.e Justify the importance of roles that leaders and citizens serve in Nebraska government.

      • Purpose of government (3-E.1)
      • Local government (4-K.1)
      • State government (4-K.2)

• Civic Participation

  • 4.1.2 Investigate how different perspectives impact government decisions at the state level.

    • 4.1.2.a Identify and model rights and responsibilities of citizens at the state level.

      • The Bill of Rights (4-K.5)

    • 4.1.2.b Investigate the meaning of state symbols, songs, and holidays.

      • Identify American symbols (4-L.1)
      • Identify American landmarks and monuments: part I (4-L.2)
      • Identify American landmarks and monuments: part II (4-L.3)
      • The American flag (4-L.4)
      • Thanksgiving (4-M.1)

    • 4.1.2.c Communicate background of Nebraska state holidays or historical events, their significance, and how they are recognized.

    • 4.1.2.d Identify and engage in opportunities to serve the state.

    • 4.1.2.e Explain how individuals and groups influence the way a state issue is viewed and resolved.

    • 4.1.2.f Analyze the decisions of state leaders and how they impact public policy.

4.2 Economics

• Economic Decision Making

  • 4.2.1 Describe how scarcity requires the consumer and producer to make choices and identify costs associated with them.

    • 4.2.1.a Predict how consumers would react if the price of a good or service changed.

      • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (4-P.1)
      • Understand overall supply and demand (4-P.2)
      • Identify shortage and surplus (4-P.4)

    • 4.2.1.b Predict how producers would react if the profit from selling a good or service changed.

      • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (4-P.1)
      • Understand overall supply and demand (4-P.2)
      • Identify shortage and surplus (4-P.4)

• Financial Literacy

  • 4.2.2 Investigate various financial institutions in Nebraska and the reasons for people's spending and saving choices.

    • 4.2.2.a Identify financial institutions in the community and their purposes.

      • Banks (4-O.1)

• Exchange and Markets

  • 4.2.3 Investigate how resources are used to make other goods and produce services.

    • 4.2.3.a Give examples of human, natural, capital, and entrepreneurial resources used in making goods and services in Nebraska and the United States.

      • Natural resources (3-H.2)

• National Economy

  • 4.2.4 Identify and explain specialization and trade and why different regions produce different goods and services.

    • 4.2.4.a Compare Nebraska with different regions and the goods and services each region produces.

    • 4.2.4.b Discuss how technology has affected the specialization of Nebraska's economy and surrounding states.

4.3 Geography

• Location and Place

  • 4.3.1 Explore where (spatial) and why people, places, and environments are organized in the state and around the world.

    • 4.3.1.a Use local and state maps and atlases to locate physical and human features in Nebraska.

    • 4.3.1.b Apply map skills to analyze physical/political maps of the state.

      • Read a map: cardinal directions (4-F.1)
      • Identify lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.2)
      • Use lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.3)

    • 4.3.1.c Determine why things are located where they are in Nebraska.

    • 4.3.1.d Differentiate between classifications of bodies of water, cities, and land masses.

      • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-G.1)
      • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-G.2)

• Regions

  • 4.3.2 Compare the characteristics of places and regions and their impact on human decisions.

    • 4.3.2.a Identify criteria used to define regions in the state of Nebraska and the United States.

    • 4.3.2.b Classify regions and places within the state of Nebraska using physical and human features.

• Human-Environment Interaction

  • 4.3.3 Explain how human and natural forces have modified different environments in Nebraska and how humans have adapted.

    • 4.3.3.a Identify physical processes that shape Nebraska's features and patterns.

    • 4.3.3.b Identify examples of ecosystems in Nebraska and describe related environmental issues.

    • 4.3.3.c Describe the impact of extreme natural events on the human and physical environment in Nebraska.

    • 4.3.3.d Describe how humans have adapted to Nebraska's physical environment and use available natural resources.

      • Natural resources (3-H.2)

• Movement

  • 4.3.4 Compare and contrast the characteristics of culture statewide.

    • 4.3.4.a Compare and contrast patterns of culture within the state of Nebraska.

    • 4.3.4.b Compare and contrast population characteristics of the state of Nebraska.

• Geospatial Skills and Geo-literacy

  • 4.3.5 Use geographic skills to make connections to issues and events.

    • 4.3.5.a Identify and evaluate how changes in human and physical geography have shaped Nebraska.

    • 4.3.5.b Explain the interrelationships of human or physical geographic characteristics of places in Nebraska.

4.4 History

• Change, Continuity, and Context

  • 4.4.1 Investigate patterns of continuity and change over time in Nebraska.

    • 4.4.1.a Analyze the chronology of key state and/or regional events and communicate their impact on the past, present, and future.

      • The Louisiana Purchase (4-C.1)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (4-C.7)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-C.8)

• Multiple Perspectives

  • 4.4.2 Analyze and explain multiple perspectives of events in Nebraska, including historically marginalized and underrepresented groups.

    • 4.4.2.a Compare and contrast primary and secondary sources to better understand multiple perspectives of the same event.

    • 4.4.2.b Identify and describe how various sources relate their perspectives of Nebraska history.

• Historical Analysis and Interpretation

  • 4.4.3 Analyze past and current events throughout Nebraska history.

    • 4.4.3.a Analyze key sources in Nebraska history to determine credibility and context.

    • 4.4.3.b Identify key events in American history that shaped or were shaped by Nebraskans.

      • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
      • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
      • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)
      • The Louisiana Purchase (4-C.1)
      • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-C.2)
      • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-C.5)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (4-C.7)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-C.8)
      • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (4-D.1)
      • The Civil War: the end of the war (4-D.4)
      • Reconstruction (4-D.5)
      • The Great Depression: part I (4-E.5)
      • The Great Depression: part II (4-E.6)
      • The New Deal (4-E.7)

• Historical Inquiry and Research

  • 4.4.4 Develop historical inquiry and research skills.

    • 4.4.4.a Construct and answer questions about Nebraska history.

    • 4.4.4.b Identify and cite primary and secondary sources to research the history of Nebraska.

    • 4.4.4.c Gather, analyze, and communicate historical information about Nebraska.